Business Affairs & Licensing Manager

Saatchi US; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Saatchi US is seeking a Business Affairs Manager to join our team in El Segundo, CA. This full-time, in-person role collaborates across agency disciplines and external partners to manage complex union contracts and internal processes for branded content productions.

You will safeguard client budgets, coordinate with producers and account teams, and oversee talent licensing, music rights, and third-party approvals while maintaining strong relationships with licensing reps nationwide.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years prior BA Manager and licensing experience in advertising.
• Extensive knowledge of the SAG-AFTRA commercials contract.
• Thorough understanding of social content usage specs, Influencer outreach, negotiating deal points and contracting.
• Understanding of music rights, negotiation and licensing.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Producers, Account, Traffic and Legal teams to execute creative vision.
• Review creative materials for potential legal issues and provide viable options to minimize Agency/Client liability.
• Determine and communicate all third-party rights needed for use of intellectual property in advertising and negotiate and license as needed (music, UGC footage, names, etc.).
• Managing creative searches for sport and celebrity talent, music, etc.
• Handle over-scale talent negotiations, execute deal memos and long form contracts.
• Partner with Social team to manage creator/influencer procurement and contracting.
• Work with Producers and Account teams on preparing production estimates for client approval.
• Ballpark SAG session costs, declare insurance, draft contracts and purchase orders for each production.
• Process third party vendor invoices for payment and assist Producers with monitoring the production budget and closing jobs with Account and Finance teams.
• Passion for keeping thorough and transparent project files and tracking charts for all produced materials and IP licensing.
• Share important knowledge, trends and process across all departments.
• Enforce adherence to quality standards for the team as set forth by the department head.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Collaborative mindset

Analytical thinking

Financial acumen

Tools

Microsoft 365

XR payroll platform

Job description

Saatchi US is seeking a Business Affairs Manager to join our team in El Segundo, CA. This full-time, in-person role collaborates across agency disciplines and external partners to manage complex union contracts and internal processes for branded content productions.

You will safeguard client budgets, coordinate with producers and account teams, and oversee talent licensing, music rights, and third-party approvals while maintaining strong relationships with licensing reps nationwide.